Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #57
57April 1988
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Alpha Flight #57

Marvel · April 1988

First appearance: Olisa KabakiFirst appearance: Bedlam
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#57
Publication date
April 1988
Key date
1988-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Olisa Kabaki - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bedlam - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Against a Living Worldcover1pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Terry AustinBox, Goblyn Dean, Goblyn, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Kara Killgrave, Whitman Knapp, Walter Langkowski, Manikin, Purple Girl, Sasquatch, Vindicator
1Lifecomic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangBedlam First, Box, Gary Cody, Goblyn Dean, Laura Dean, Dreamqueen, Goblyn, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Olisa Kabaki First, Kara Killgrave, Whitman Knapp, Walter Langkowski
2-letters page1pencils: ? (letterhead); inks: ? (letterhead); colors: ? (letterhead); letters: typesetVindicator [Heather Hudson]

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CollectionYear
Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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